intrusion
noun
in·tru·sion
in-ˈtrü-zhən 
Examples of intrusion in a Sentence
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Many audience members believed the intrusion was part of the production.
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Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
The Fourth Amendment is one of the most basic rights people in the United States enjoy, providing a bulwark against government intrusion.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Implementing Robust Security Measures: Firewalls, intrusion detection systems and data encryption are the building blocks of a strong defense.
—Chris Schueler, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The intrusion of smartphones and social media are not the only changes that have deformed childhood.
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
Assange is facing 17 charges for allegedly receiving, possessing and communicating classified information to the public under the Espionage Act, and one charge alleging a conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
The motive behind the British intrusion was more mysterious.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Driven by last summer's drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze, the nation’s top producer of crawfish harvested a fraction of what is typical of the tiny crustaceans in a season — with tens of thousands of acres lost or failing.
—Sara Cline, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River, and a hard winter freeze have devastated this year’s crawfish harvest, Associated Press reports.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
The Fourth Amendment is one of the most basic rights people in the United States enjoy, providing a bulwark against government intrusion.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Implementing Robust Security Measures: Firewalls, intrusion detection systems and data encryption are the building blocks of a strong defense.
—Chris Schueler, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The intrusion of smartphones and social media are not the only changes that have deformed childhood.
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
Assange is facing 17 charges for allegedly receiving, possessing and communicating classified information to the public under the Espionage Act, and one charge alleging a conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
The motive behind the British intrusion was more mysterious.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Driven by last summer's drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze, the nation’s top producer of crawfish harvested a fraction of what is typical of the tiny crustaceans in a season — with tens of thousands of acres lost or failing.
—Sara Cline, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River, and a hard winter freeze have devastated this year’s crawfish harvest, Associated Press reports.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
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intrusion
noun
in·tru·sion
in-ˈtrü-zhən
1
: the act of intruding : the state of being intruded
2
: the entry by force of melted rock into or between other rock formations
Legal Definition
intrusion
noun
in·tru·sion
in-ˈtrü-zhən
1
a
: the entry at common law of a stranger after a particular estate of freehold is determined before the person who holds it in remainder or reversion has taken possession
b
: the act of wrongfully entering upon, seizing, or taking possession of the property of another
2
: a trespassing on or encroachment upon something (as a right)
the Fourth Amendment demands that the showing of justification match the degree of intrusion—Berger v. New York, 388 U.S. 41 (1968)
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